A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. RFC 6678 Title: Requirements for a Tunnel-Based Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Method Author: K. Hoeper, S. Hanna, H. Zhou, J. Salowey, Ed. Status: Informational Stream: IETF Date: July 2012 Mailbox: khoeper@motorolasolutions.com, shanna@juniper.net, hzhou@cisco.com, jsalowey@cisco.com Pages: 23 Characters: 54446 Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None I-D Tag: draft-ietf-emu-eaptunnel-req-09.txt URL: http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6678.txt This memo defines the requirements for a tunnel-based Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) Method. This tunnel method will use Transport Layer Security (TLS) to establish a secure tunnel. The tunnel will provide support for password authentication, EAP authentication, and the transport of additional data for other purposes. This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This document is a product of the EAP Method Update Working Group of the IETF. INFORMATIONAL: This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. This announcement is sent to the IETF-Announce and rfc-dist lists. To subscribe or unsubscribe, see http://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce http://mailman.rfc-editor.org/mailman/listinfo/rfc-dist For searching the RFC series, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfcsearch.html. For downloading RFCs, see http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc.html. Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the author of the RFC in question, or to rfc-editor@rfc-editor.org. Unless specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for unlimited distribution. The RFC Editor Team Association Management Solutions, LLC